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Crime in Bedlington: 75 offences recorded in July 2026

Crime

75 crimes were recorded in and around Bedlington in July 2026, according to figures published by Northumbria Police. That is up by 11 on the 64 recorded the month before.

The most common reports were:

Anti social behaviour: 21 reports (28% of the total) Violent crime: 21 reports (28% of the total) Public order: 7 reports (9% of the total) Other theft: 5 reports (7% of the total) Shoplifting: 5 reports (7% of the total)

Figures cover crimes recorded within roughly a mile of the neighbourhood centre and are published about two months in arrears. Police record a crime at the nearest anonymised map point rather than an exact address, so street-level counts are approximate.

Source: data.police.uk, published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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